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, and result in attacks on india, and possibly resulting weakness that might bring another great power. so the british found themselves pulled into the gulf in the 1800s. not to colonize as they did further to the east in india but, rather to maintain order there, and they did, with a relatively small amount of military force. but you're right, the story in the 1800s, and the 1900s, until the early 1970s, was one of british control over the persian gulf. and it was in the aftermath of world war world car -- world war ii, the british began their slow, prolonged entrend. in the gulf. with the independence of india in the late 1940s, the british lost the rationale for the military presence in the gulf, and they lost to a degree the money to pay for the military presence that maintained order for so long. >> host: did the americans step in because there's a vacuum? because they were asked to? >> guest: the story of that handover from british control or shepherding over the gulf, to that of the americans, is one that plays itself out over o0 years. in 1978 when the british announced their i
, and result in attacks on india, and possibly resulting weakness that might bring another great power. so the british found themselves pulled into the gulf in the 1800s. not to colonize as they did further to the east in india but, rather to maintain order there, and they did, with a relatively small amount of military force. but you're right, the story in the 1800s, and the 1900s, until the early 1970s, was one of british control over the persian gulf. and it was in the aftermath of world war...
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beautiful beaches and luxurious resorts make go on the western coast of india a tourist hot spot for people around the world really enjoy it we just arrived here couple of days ago so we really enjoy tourism drives the economy here and go up but it comes at a price a new study found that tourists actually use eight times as much water than local coase during peak season sometimes only get access to running water for two hours every other day go ins used to depend on wells in their neighborhoods for water but the population in the small state triples during the peak tourist season and with no proper sewage systems in place many wells have become contaminated forcing locals to rely on the erratic public supply. for you mogens and. you have. to keep the was there. but while the locals access to water is draining. just down the road water flows freely in the resorts or tourists enjoy fountains fish ponds and splashing in the pools that's because hotel leaders can afford to dominate the limited supply even if they do so illegally most five star hotels get water from tankers and most tanke
beautiful beaches and luxurious resorts make go on the western coast of india a tourist hot spot for people around the world really enjoy it we just arrived here couple of days ago so we really enjoy tourism drives the economy here and go up but it comes at a price a new study found that tourists actually use eight times as much water than local coase during peak season sometimes only get access to running water for two hours every other day go ins used to depend on wells in their neighborhoods...
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this is india's genome valley inside these quiet sterile labs there's a revolution taking place that could change the world's approach to public health and potentially save the lives of one hundred thousand indian children every year bharath biotech is an indian firm developing a one dollar vaccine against rotavirus a disease which causes diarrhea in infants and is deadly in the developing world i think also like a new generation of diplomats like us ok money making is also important but then solving the life saving the sea life for two hundred thousand soldiers also but a critical a new study shows india is leading the way in treating people in remote areas in battling diseases which are shunned by the big pharmaceutical companies because immunizations in the developed world have all but obliterated them dr krishna ella believes the big pharma companies haven't really dived into creating products for developing markets because they haven't had the financial incentive and that's why i like many of his fellow indian entrepreneurs he decided to look into it. selves there was a lot of t
this is india's genome valley inside these quiet sterile labs there's a revolution taking place that could change the world's approach to public health and potentially save the lives of one hundred thousand indian children every year bharath biotech is an indian firm developing a one dollar vaccine against rotavirus a disease which causes diarrhea in infants and is deadly in the developing world i think also like a new generation of diplomats like us ok money making is also important but then...
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plus a look at india's tourist hot spots where holiday makers get the best conditions while locals have to pay for it with the most basic comforts this and a lot more for you in just a. british lib dem minister lynne featherstone said that since women have babies it allows men to pass them up on the letter to power such a children are a setback for women who want to be successful and equal to men so they want to give men the option of taking maternity leave or would that be paternity leave i don't know i kind of see the logic of her view but my question is featherstone is why exactly is success in the corporate world the primary goal of life for men and women as a feminist i would think you understand that wanting to fight your way up a ladder to buy a big car to replace your shortcomings is a very male way of judging success are women who choose to have families failures or at least unsuccessful in your book even as a man and know that my pocket is really empty after having the first of hopefully many kids but i don't see our child as a financial setback keeping me from buying an x. bo
plus a look at india's tourist hot spots where holiday makers get the best conditions while locals have to pay for it with the most basic comforts this and a lot more for you in just a. british lib dem minister lynne featherstone said that since women have babies it allows men to pass them up on the letter to power such a children are a setback for women who want to be successful and equal to men so they want to give men the option of taking maternity leave or would that be paternity leave i...
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maddie's houris travelling to india are drawn by the low prices they pay for the comfort but as r.t.f. british reader reports even the most basic services they enjoy have a hidden cost to local communities. beautiful beaches and luxurious resorts may go on the western coast of india a tourist hot spot for people around the world we really enjoy it we just arrived here couple of days ago so we really enjoy tourism drives the economy here and go up but it comes at a price a new study found the tourists actually use eight times as much water the local during peak season sometimes only get access to running water for two hours every other day goings used to depend on wells in their neighborhoods for water but the population in the small state triples during the peak tourist season and with no proper sewage systems in place many wells have become contaminated forcing locals to rely on the erratic public supply. for emergency and then water is they really have who says that plastic. and we have to keep otherwise there's no war. but while the locals access to water is draining. just down the
maddie's houris travelling to india are drawn by the low prices they pay for the comfort but as r.t.f. british reader reports even the most basic services they enjoy have a hidden cost to local communities. beautiful beaches and luxurious resorts may go on the western coast of india a tourist hot spot for people around the world we really enjoy it we just arrived here couple of days ago so we really enjoy tourism drives the economy here and go up but it comes at a price a new study found the...
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making sense and a report into india's growing r. and d. capabilities says the country might not need the big power players to make an impact in india has that it was a man and to be able to do these sorts of things and focus on it is that important to this country and other developing countries taking matters into their own hands to save the lives of their countries people and not waiting for the big profit driven pharmaceutical companies to make the first play preassure either r t bangalore india. and coming up here on our t.v. it spotlights what al gore now don't go away. what will change when america picks its president amid muslim rage walking the iran tightrope pushing china and russia as occupying under spreads can two parties still dictate will there be. no selection of clothes guy every monday to november fifth on our take. if you. believe. me speak your language. programs in documentaries in arabic it's all here on all t.v. reporting from the world talks about six of the ip interviews intriguing stories for you here. in troy of th
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the west what it's going on but it starts making sense and a report into india's growing r. and d. capability says the country might not need the big power players to make an impact in india has that man and to be able to do these sorts of things and focus on areas that are important in this country and i live in countries taking matters into their own hands to save the lives of their countries people and not waiting for the big profit driven pharmaceutical companies to make the first play preassure either r t bangalore india. still to go and we take a look at cases of bride snatching in kyrgyzstan that's here coming your way after a short break stay with us. it sounds like a dragon crashing through the forest but it is in fact technology versus trees and would you believe that this machine can file and stripped hundreds of them each day going to work you know when building this facility we wanted to use advanced technology that would increase of patients and the lowest not to use manual labor also this provides for better quality goods as a result we robel to conquer western marke
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the west put it some number that starts making sense in your report into india's growing r. and d. capability says the country might not need that big power players to make an impact in india has the. dollar and to be able to do these sorts of things and focus on it is that important in this country and i live in countries taking matters into their own hands to save the lives of their countries people and not waiting for the big profit driven pharmaceutical companies to make the first play preassure either r t bangalore india. still to come or a look at the roots of the occupy movement that's after a short break stay with us. docked in between the russian mainland japan and the sun coming island is the island of minute on named off the french seafarer who discovered it it is described as the right of the sakhalin region we'll take a look what's in store for us here. until two thousand and four the island was part of the borders zone and was completely restricted to visit is no to speak to us place is open to tourists unique plants and animals are its top which direction. you. need
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india is hanging the only surviving gunman from the two thousand and eight terror attack on mumbai. a pakistani citizen was one of only ten attackers who laid a sixty hour siege to india's financial capital four years ago one hundred sixty six people were killed in the attack was executed after india's president rejected his plea for mercy. thanks be with us tonight on r.t. the violent conflict between israel and palestine tops the list of subjects i should expect discussed in the late edition of the martins break in the set that show on air after the short break. come. on. folks. we speak your language. programs and documentaries in arabic it's all here on all t.v. reporting from the world's hot spots skiffy ip interviews intriguing stories for you. been trying all t. arabic to find out more visit arabic don't all teeth don't call. it in sorrow. and hope for escape. barely surviving longing for a godsend. they live in a search for gold. why doesn't it bring them wealth. is he. here is mitt romney trying to figure out the name of the thing that we americans call a donor night conclu
india is hanging the only surviving gunman from the two thousand and eight terror attack on mumbai. a pakistani citizen was one of only ten attackers who laid a sixty hour siege to india's financial capital four years ago one hundred sixty six people were killed in the attack was executed after india's president rejected his plea for mercy. thanks be with us tonight on r.t. the violent conflict between israel and palestine tops the list of subjects i should expect discussed in the late edition...
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coming up dry spell for go we take a look at india's tourist hot sports well holiday makers give the best conditions locals have to pay for it the most basic income for the. next though one of the world's most provocative pop stars is once again in the spotlight russian activists who are trying to drag madonna to court for what they claim is gay propaganda and also accusing the entertainer of breaching state security at his luxury jet ski reports. not only according to these activists madonna poses great danger to the family institution in russia not only she has offended the feelings of many by openly supporting the gay community in russia during her concert concert in st petersburg this summer but also these activists believe that she in fact poses a threat to the defense capabilities of russia they say that people who believe what madonna has told them during the concert will be involving themselves in all different sorts of dust they will not be willing to serve in the army and protect their country these activists were determined to go to the end with a case they were determined
coming up dry spell for go we take a look at india's tourist hot sports well holiday makers give the best conditions locals have to pay for it the most basic income for the. next though one of the world's most provocative pop stars is once again in the spotlight russian activists who are trying to drag madonna to court for what they claim is gay propaganda and also accusing the entertainer of breaching state security at his luxury jet ski reports. not only according to these activists madonna...
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hotels will remain the highest bidder leaving the locals hanging out to dry preassure either r t go india and coming up in just a few minutes we take a closer look at the difficulties women continue to face in their war torn country . which were trying to. move. from funds to pressure. me start on t.v. dot com. more news today violence is once again flared up. these are the images the world has been seeing from the streets of canada. china operations are old today. and closely as shallow of moshe take it that you know i should look up and invoked m.p. and joey actually in michigan that i didn't give up a chuckle when i was over yet i read the other version to get it to him so i. just started to get it done that had it. for years and only john. you have schools they have that i too would do works with bits men's and the ministry is one that woman is asian enjoys i'm sure i'm i'm supposed to say it works for them but effectiveness. and felt they would still do work to a lake and eat universities and equip them this is freedoms. that no one respects lozier on the mother all the nation look.
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coming up a dry spell for goa we take a look at india's two is hot spots where all of the makers get the best conditions but the locals have to pay for it with the most basic of conditions and come. next though in bahrain twenty three doctors have been sentenced to three months in prison for treating protesters and taking part in mass demonstrations over the day they were doing the job they were arrested during the uprising last year along with more than seventy of the health care workers print experts opinion let's cross now to general for his former m.p. bahrain's largest opposition party fact so thanks for being with us in bahrain doing your job and treating people can be considered a crime and cost your time behind bars that just how does the regime justify it. that's correct thank you kevin actually what happens is that the government doesn't want the world to have. to know that there are there have been lots of witnesses on the killings which have happened by the police force in bahrain last year and all the atrocities which have happened in the people around about these doctor
coming up a dry spell for goa we take a look at india's two is hot spots where all of the makers get the best conditions but the locals have to pay for it with the most basic of conditions and come. next though in bahrain twenty three doctors have been sentenced to three months in prison for treating protesters and taking part in mass demonstrations over the day they were doing the job they were arrested during the uprising last year along with more than seventy of the health care workers print...
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taller just before the operation most this matter a russian girl who found he's a regional hide quite india ink yet he still want to have had the surgery adding seven more centimeters to he self-confidence she took told me the whole time you're crazy you're normal you're perfect. so now or so they call you so what a compliment for somebody who's used to falling short of his own expectations. what. gives wedding draws to a close as a result of brilliant be parents to feel good by. choosing to see them for over a week after the ceremony the bride to be taken to a new husband's house and kept in a room for seven days the young wife will have to spend all that time with the husband so she can get to know him she's never even kissed him embraced him or held his hand before. what's more nor one of the guests can be certain that the groom has ever even proposed is it real or if he simply should not. the nearer cousin really ever was also a bride once over there was no white dress or limousine at her wedding veneer or lived with her husband for only a week then she ran away to hang herself. or go o
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promotion the interesting thing is that almost every establish democracy in the world whether it's brazil india korea spain australia canada engages in different kinds of international support for democracy there's a tendency i think particularly from the russian point of view to see this sort of democracy promotion subject as a particular american obsession or preoccupation in fact almost every establish democracy contributes in different ways through diplomacy and through a sincere but time do they used to do they used to be i want to see it in the military so do you use the military at the same time all the other kinds of as you mentioned no they don't the united states is an extremely good but i think it is very often well know a lot of people on the ground they see american democracy they see drones if you do see missiles they see bombs and they see death ok they do see that john the fact that those yeah they do and that's part of u.s. geostrategic policy and interests but that's not the core of what democracy promotion is there is the misuse in some cases of trying to attach a democracy r
promotion the interesting thing is that almost every establish democracy in the world whether it's brazil india korea spain australia canada engages in different kinds of international support for democracy there's a tendency i think particularly from the russian point of view to see this sort of democracy promotion subject as a particular american obsession or preoccupation in fact almost every establish democracy contributes in different ways through diplomacy and through a sincere but time...
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bid for presidency will be successful is yet to be determined but he's saber rattling towards russia india iran have already sparred comparisons with george w. bush's first term that proved to be the case that it's completely vague how romney would build transatlantic corp having made so many blunders already let's see russia ski r.t. reporting from moscow. and we continue live coverage of the u.s. presidential election throughout the day plus plenty of expert opinion and analysis of course on air and online and more news are coming your way here on r.t. that will be after a short break hoping you can stay with us. for the six america votes for its next president. who take the wheel as the u.s. drives into the future. get the news the mainstream missives with up close election coverage the u.s. election up close. and r.t. dot com. usually the police and occupy protesters are like oil and water but in atlanta they've come together to save the house of a former detective jacqueline barber unfortunately ms barber lost a lot of money battling cancer and was facing eviction when she turned to o
bid for presidency will be successful is yet to be determined but he's saber rattling towards russia india iran have already sparred comparisons with george w. bush's first term that proved to be the case that it's completely vague how romney would build transatlantic corp having made so many blunders already let's see russia ski r.t. reporting from moscow. and we continue live coverage of the u.s. presidential election throughout the day plus plenty of expert opinion and analysis of course on...
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body now it's time for some other world news hour twenty two people have died in flooding in southern india. drowning. and house collapses the worst storm in forty years head the state of. dumping over thirty one centimeters of rain over the weekend the weather forced almost ninety five thousand people to abandon their homes and move to state run camps. british pm david cameron has vowed to raise the issue of human rights as he arrives in the middle east on arms sales for the u.k. is looking to sell fighter jets to saudi arabia by despite concerns over granted to producers and nations ties between britain and gulf monarchies have been tested lately over british support for revolutionaries some arab leaders have hinted that if the u.k. doesn't cut ties with activists it might lose out on the critical arms to us. as britain grapples with the over how much of pays for membership cash appears to be leaking in another direction it's been revealed that some politicians are spending tens of thousands of pounds flying to exotic holiday spots on so-called fact finding missions sarah furthur investig
body now it's time for some other world news hour twenty two people have died in flooding in southern india. drowning. and house collapses the worst storm in forty years head the state of. dumping over thirty one centimeters of rain over the weekend the weather forced almost ninety five thousand people to abandon their homes and move to state run camps. british pm david cameron has vowed to raise the issue of human rights as he arrives in the middle east on arms sales for the u.k. is looking to...
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arrangement many countries around the world have free trade deals with the european union mexico korea india is negotiating one they have a much better deal than we have as members without all the trading there is no reason to suppose that britain would do any less trade with europe in fact we're already members of the free trade area which preceded the european union and if we were to leave the european union we would still be in the free trade area the germans would still want to serve us b.m.w.'s analogies and mercs and we'd still want to sell them jagger's and. where several high ranking russian officials were sacked this week in the wake of corruption allegations shaking the country's military the defense minister his first deputy and joint chief of staff were forced out after the ministry was drawn into a scandal over allegedly selling assets at well below market value and it's not just their russia space industry is also improving a corruption scandal a government backed probes underway into the company developing russia's satellite navigation system called alone asked after it was re
arrangement many countries around the world have free trade deals with the european union mexico korea india is negotiating one they have a much better deal than we have as members without all the trading there is no reason to suppose that britain would do any less trade with europe in fact we're already members of the free trade area which preceded the european union and if we were to leave the european union we would still be in the free trade area the germans would still want to serve us...
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meet with the egyptian president as well as the arab league foreign ministers but she certainly hasn't india herself to the gazans because already she has stated quite clearly that it is role that has the support of the united states in fact the word she used was that they give them rock solid. supports of course this is going down with the israeli public but it's been received very differently from those living in gaza. while washington's almost unflinching support for israel is raising doubts that mediating mission can upon itself will bring biased results plus america's track record in selecting word to push for peace and protect civilians isn't helping as our town now explains the crisis in the middle east probably like no other crisis reveals the double speak of u.s. foreign policy the u.s. basically gave a green light to any of their actions with regards to palestinians and israel has been taking advantage of that quite extensively because as president obama explained there is no country on earth would tolerate missiles raining down on its citizens from outside its borders makes comple
meet with the egyptian president as well as the arab league foreign ministers but she certainly hasn't india herself to the gazans because already she has stated quite clearly that it is role that has the support of the united states in fact the word she used was that they give them rock solid. supports of course this is going down with the israeli public but it's been received very differently from those living in gaza. while washington's almost unflinching support for israel is raising doubts...
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in india, india is almost always cited as a driver for much of what pakistan does. recently we have seen that the india pakistan with collations have gone a little bit better. we will revert back to the historic form or something more than that. >> thank you. it's a great way to be part of this. it is great to be part of this group. i would like to make a couple of comments. as steve said, pakistan is important because of the size. and also because of the location. i am not sure i would agree with ambassador cameron munter. i think we are going through a heart wrenching process and it is an important time to see which way that process moves. on the one hand, it is a country where i still believe that the majority of people want this. it is a developed country where people have a sense of justice. it is not that different. but i also think that there are pressures which wants to put it in a direction of extremism. for all of those things, justice, development, and a number of those things. it is actually a moment of great tension within pakistan. it is a moment that
in india, india is almost always cited as a driver for much of what pakistan does. recently we have seen that the india pakistan with collations have gone a little bit better. we will revert back to the historic form or something more than that. >> thank you. it's a great way to be part of this. it is great to be part of this group. i would like to make a couple of comments. as steve said, pakistan is important because of the size. and also because of the location. i am not sure i would...
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in other words, if the governors decide we're going to put all the money into india, it's their decision rather than the part of the more strategic decision-making process. congress would get involved if all the money went to one country. >> do you think? [laughter] >> there's certain country's bbg would like to get rid of that congress wouldn't allow and that sort of thing. but i'm guessing it really needs to be part of really part of the foreign policy apparatus. >> i want to open up to question. we have time for about 20 minutes. please keep them brief so we can get as many as possible. go ahead. >> first time i ever saw -- was 1967 in taipei at usia. it was in chinese. but now i work with two groups. one is dhi esper diplomats which serves the diplomatic community here in washington, and arranges events to show them what goes on you. also people to people international who post the foreign officers at the national defense university. was happen with this is weak, and we take these our homes and arrange events with them, then go back to the home countries and remember us. when diploma
in other words, if the governors decide we're going to put all the money into india, it's their decision rather than the part of the more strategic decision-making process. congress would get involved if all the money went to one country. >> do you think? [laughter] >> there's certain country's bbg would like to get rid of that congress wouldn't allow and that sort of thing. but i'm guessing it really needs to be part of really part of the foreign policy apparatus. >> i want...
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will be 18 and india in india will be 11. does it really worthwhile numbers to keep in our minds as we talk about u.s. competitiveness in the u.s. economy because we are entering this entirely new era, where the u.s. is going to be a big player in the world economy, but no longer is preeminent, the very largest one, and i think that brings real challenges and requires a whole new way of thinking. so my opening remarks, steve introduced quite likely as a guy who i hope getting cases of champagne and bouquets of flowers from the white house because uncertain readings you could say he is the guy who got the president reelected. that means, i believe, he has great insight into what obama's second term economic policies will be, and the big that the question on the agenda, which i think certainly will have tremendous bearing on the u.s., on the u.s. domestic economy and therefore u.s. global competitiveness is the fiscal cliff. so, advising the president to just say no. what is the president going to do? >> let me get my phone out
will be 18 and india in india will be 11. does it really worthwhile numbers to keep in our minds as we talk about u.s. competitiveness in the u.s. economy because we are entering this entirely new era, where the u.s. is going to be a big player in the world economy, but no longer is preeminent, the very largest one, and i think that brings real challenges and requires a whole new way of thinking. so my opening remarks, steve introduced quite likely as a guy who i hope getting cases of champagne...
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policy towards india, and those two can't, you know, do not easily, you know, coexist, and when you -- as a policy over many years, you sit in between those two long time antagonists, you're going to be disappointing both of them to some degree or another, and, yet, one of the great challenges for public diplomacy, you know, is to bring the gap between words and deeds to narrow that to the extent possible. i mean, to shawn's point -- so public opinion polls is not the be all, end all, but it is a barometer that you need to pay attention to as you not only make sure that there is a public diplomacy dimension in the policymaking process, still one of the great challenges, you know, within the building that all of us have worked in, is do we take into account what global expectations are for the united states as you said, as the lone superpower, and that enters into our thinking about how effective a particular policy will be, you know, to the point where we're on a roller coaster. the challenge for barack obama was that expectations were so high coming into office, and, in fact, in year
policy towards india, and those two can't, you know, do not easily, you know, coexist, and when you -- as a policy over many years, you sit in between those two long time antagonists, you're going to be disappointing both of them to some degree or another, and, yet, one of the great challenges for public diplomacy, you know, is to bring the gap between words and deeds to narrow that to the extent possible. i mean, to shawn's point -- so public opinion polls is not the be all, end all, but it is...
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. -- also india. the things that the rest of the world likes about america are movies, tv, science, technology. they're not keen on democracy as america preaches it. heading into another four years of the obama administration, where are we, and why are we here, and how do we get somewhere else? what went wrong, what is going right, and what to do about it going forward? >> first of all, i do not think that favorability ratings and the pew surveys of evidence of whether we're doing something wrong or right. i think it is a huge mistake for anybody who practices public diplomacy to think that his or her job is to win a popularity contest. well i guess maybe some of us who were in the bush administration can take a certain pleasure in effect in 2008, the favorability ratings for the united states were higher in four out of the five surveyed arab countries -- i am not even going to bring that up. [laughter] and it is a big mistake. in my view, and what i tried to do during my short tenure as undersecretar
. -- also india. the things that the rest of the world likes about america are movies, tv, science, technology. they're not keen on democracy as america preaches it. heading into another four years of the obama administration, where are we, and why are we here, and how do we get somewhere else? what went wrong, what is going right, and what to do about it going forward? >> first of all, i do not think that favorability ratings and the pew surveys of evidence of whether we're doing...
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we have to understand that it's not true for muslims, but i could talk to you about india in the same way. we have to understand that for muslims, is leam is not just a question of blee, but it's a question of belonging and being the national. what do i mean by that? it's not because as i hear everywhere they practice politics and religion looking at it wrong. the building of the nation states, even by the elites, is leam is embedded nation building of the state. what do i mean by that? it's creating connection between being the national and being the citizen. this didn't come from islamists. what is frame work that was already there. they were there, major debating in tunisia how to remove laws that function people who would say something insulting against the prospect of the religion. this was already there under the regime, and so, again, we have to be very careful, and how we access these events in a more, i'd say, complex picture where instead of looking at islamists, representing secular space, we have to take into account what are the situation of the citizens? what is the situ
we have to understand that it's not true for muslims, but i could talk to you about india in the same way. we have to understand that for muslims, is leam is not just a question of blee, but it's a question of belonging and being the national. what do i mean by that? it's not because as i hear everywhere they practice politics and religion looking at it wrong. the building of the nation states, even by the elites, is leam is embedded nation building of the state. what do i mean by that? it's...
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instrumental in opening up our opening of our relations with china and establishing new relations with india. he is in every sense the diplomat warrior what we most admire in our uniform, and our combat commander. i want to say thank you to bill, for you, for doing this, and let's turn this over to you. [applause] >> first big step. doctor, think you're much and welcome, ladies and gentlemen. while we are getting settled here, have our panelists come up and get settled into their chairs in order to serve. and for those of you that missed the chat line, it may be too late. [laughter] but then again, i don't think too many in israel are starting. not the same can be said for others in the world. i wanted to begin with first in case you missed the copies of this on the way in, recommended to your reading and perusal and safety john and steve, thanks for inviting me to participate here in this event. i never get into that in a minute what i think is really important. i'd also like to add my voice to the memory of trip to sell, who contributed as he did it so may things, to this effort just befor
instrumental in opening up our opening of our relations with china and establishing new relations with india. he is in every sense the diplomat warrior what we most admire in our uniform, and our combat commander. i want to say thank you to bill, for you, for doing this, and let's turn this over to you. [applause] >> first big step. doctor, think you're much and welcome, ladies and gentlemen. while we are getting settled here, have our panelists come up and get settled into their chairs...